On the Coast Starlight headed north for the PNW. I finally got tethering working in Linux, so I have internet at least until we get out into the mountains again. I’m pretty sure Ubuntu Jaunty helped a lot, I just had to setup resolv.conf.

I’m happy about everything now, and excited about the future. I’m a little regretful about the past. I’ve never considered myself a regretful person. Upon thought, the whole idea that one should never be regretful is far too black and white, immature and idealistic. Regret teaches us much like the pain of touching the hot stove. My own vulnerability made me mistread. That’s okay. I can live with that.

I wish I had some way to visualize my journals and my writings over the last ten years. While I wrote recently about how time doesn’t change anything on it’s own, it gives us a certain amount of perception, and angle upon which to peak other than that of the present. Perhaps because I just wrote a cathartic email, I feel good. Most of all, I’ve been facing some fears and while they don’t always not hurt, it is the right choice.